You may remember one of NGT"s projects from last year, where we planted in various public spaces in Mount Gambier SA, to promote the use of local native species in home gardens (here). Last week, while removing some of the tree guards at the Tye's...
Our aquatic ecology team is always getting amazing things done. Their work is making a big difference in the conservation of threatened native fish species. Our senior Aquatic Ecologist Dr Sylvia Zukowski recently attended a couple of symposiums in Adelaide to spread the word about...
December was a VERY big month for South Australian based NGT staff, releasing threatened fish into wild and new surrogate sites in SA as part of the Big Little Fish (BLF) project. Originally called the 'Big (Little) 4', it was started to save four small-bodied...
As part of the Nature Festival this year, community assembled on the banks of Adelaide's River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari at Breakout Creek. They were there to learn about the river, native fish and aquatic plants, and get some real hands-on experience. Waders were donned...
You may have read in a previous newsletter that we have some more butterfly monitoring workshops coming up this spring and summer in the Limestone Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and western Victoria. Following on from the successful workshops and invertebrate projects running in the region,...
Recently, Mount Burr Swamp has been buzzing with springtime activity - as school groups joined Jess to explore water bugs (aquatic macro-invertebrates) and wetland birds, and explore springtime at the NGT reserve.First Choice Early Education Centre's ELC room was first to enjoy the fun, finding...
You may have read in last month's newsletter that Nature Glenelg Trust, in conjunction with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, is running the Limestone Coast Bird Course again this spring. We can now confirm dates and venues in Naracoorte at the Show Grounds Hall and...
Over the weekend, we kicked off planting season in south-east SA, in some unseasonal warm and sunny weather, with our last planting for our 'Natives Are Good In Gardens Too' project. The project aims to promote the use of local natives in household gardens around...
Since the start of the year, some NGT ecologists have been working with Parks Victoria to develop a citizen science program for Woowookarung Regional Park on the eastern edge of Ballarat. The park lies on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people and is an...
Can you identify your local butterfly species?Could you imagine being part of a national (or even a global) monitoring team?Through NGT's Our World of Insects workshops and excursions we have started training volunteers to identify local butterflies and undertake surveys to gather long-term data. We...
